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10/23/2013

Elite Model Look: each country unveils its winner ahead of the grande finale in China.

Ahead of the international grand finale which will take place in China at the end of November, this month each country unveils its own winner of the most famous modeling competition in the world, Elite Model Look. Following Spain, Angola and the United Kingdom, it is France’s turn to announce the name of its finalist: a young Parisian of Chinese descent, Estelle Chen, who aged just fifteen sees her dreams beginning to come true.

Interview:

Estelle Chen:

I started to grow taller and taller and I kept being told: ‘you’re tall, you’re skinny, and you should give it a try.’ Lots of young girls dream of being a model their whole lives and this started to come true for me three years ago but I have always dreamed of being a model.

Elite is a great agency where many of the top models are discovered, a great agency that signifies success so it’s true that not every girl reaches the same heights as Gisèle or Cindy but when you think of Elite, you think of something great and something good.

Liu Wen is a Chinese model who has done well over the past few years and I think she still remains very present, so I would like to have a career like hers. I have given myself a time limit, and if nothing comes from this then I will concentrate on my studies.

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